A defiant Arsene Wenger lauds Arsenal's effort against Man City, but also notes that his side are going through a difficult period. ESPN FC's Craig Burley compares Arsenal's consecutive 3-0 defeats at the hands of Manchester City to a couple of friendly matches. Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech share his thoughts on Manchester City's goalscoring abilities and the attendance at the Emirates. Leroy Sane tallies a goal and an assist as Man City dominate Arsenal for the second time in one week. Leroy Sane tallied a goal and an assist as Man City dominate Arsenal for the second time in one week.
Arsene Wenger is on course for the lowest Premier League win percentage of his Arsenal reign.
Thursday night's 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City leaves the Gunners sixth in the Premier League with only 13 wins from 28 matches -- the first time since Wenger's debut season in England in 1996-97 that his side have won less than half their league games.
On that occasion, he took over eight games into the season and won 14 of the remaining 30, a ratio of 46.7 percent. This season's total is currently 46.4 percent.
Should they stay sixth, it would also be Arsenal's worst finish under the long-serving manager, with last season's fifth place being the first time he had missed out on the top four.
Thursday brought Arsenal's second successive 3-0 loss to City following Sunday's League Cup final, although their run to that stage lifts their overall win ratio this season to 50 percent, better than the 44.4 percent in 1996-97 but down on every other season under Wenger.
They peaked in the league at 68.4 percent, or 26 wins, both in the "Invincible" season of 2003-04 and in their previous title win two years before.
The 2001-02 campaign marks Wenger's highest overall win percentage at 65 percent in all competitions, with 39 victories from 60 games.
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